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1954 Kentucky Derby

Index 1954 Kentucky Derby

The 1954 Kentucky Derby was the 80th running of the Kentucky Derby. [1]

32 relations: Andrew J. Crevolin, Anthony DeSpirito, Arnold Kirkland, Bill Shoemaker, Churchill Downs, Conn McCreary, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, David Erb, Determine, Douglas Dodson, Eddie Arcaro, Edward A. Neloy, Fisherman (American horse), Graded stakes race, Harry James, Harry Trotsek, Hasty Road, Hedley Woodhouse, Homer C. Pardue, John H. Adams, Kentucky Derby, Maine Chance Farm, Noble Threewitt, Raymond York, Robert L. Baird, Steve Brooks (jockey), Sylvester Veitch, William Boland, William Molter, Woody Stephens, 1953 Kentucky Derby, 1955 Kentucky Derby.

Andrew J. Crevolin

Andrew Joseph Crevolin (December 22, 1905 – March 26, 1992) was an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner in California whose horse won the 1954 Santa Anita and Kentucky Derbys. Crevolin attended Chaffey High School in Ontario, California but by the 1930s was living in Alhambra where he was the exclusive Chrysler-Plymouth factory dealer for the eastern and northern sectors of Los Angeles. His prosperous automobile business led to investments in various enterprises including water resource companies, real estate, and horse racing. In 1950, Andrew Crevolin was appointed a member of the board of directors of the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute and would become chairman of its Southern California Chapter's fund drive committee for expansion of the Sister Kenny Memorial Hospital in El Monte, California. Andrew Crevolin was the owner of the San Dimas Land & Water Company in San Dimas, California where he owned a home and had substantial land holdings, some of which he would develop for residential housing. In December 1964 he was appointed a member at large for the First Supervisorial District on the Los Angeles Watershed Board. Divorced in February 1962 from his third wife, Jane Anne, on September 24, 1966, Andrew Crevolin married Tony Award-winning actress Dolores Gray. They made their home at his Oak Ridge Ranch near San Dimas in the East San Gabriel Valley.

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Anthony DeSpirito

Anthony "Tony" DeSpirito (December 24, 1935 – May 26, 1975) was a champion American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who found instant fame when he won the national riding title in 1952 as an apprentice in his first full year of racing.

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Arnold Kirkland

Arnold Kirkland (November 11, 1921 - March 15, 1969) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.

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Bill Shoemaker

William Lee "Bill" Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an American jockey.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for annually hosting the Kentucky Derby.

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Conn McCreary

Conn N. McCreary (June 17, 1921 - June 29, 1979) was a United States Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who won four American Classic Races.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

Cornelius Vanderbilt "C.V." ("Sonny") Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, philanthropist, polo player, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses.

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David Erb

David Erb (born November 28, 1923 in York, Nebraska) is a retired jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Determine

Determine (April 7, 1951 – September 27, 1972), was an American Thoroughbred race horse.

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Douglas Dodson

Douglas Allan Dodson (December 21, 1921 - February, 1982) was a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Eddie Arcaro

George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997), known professionally as Eddie Arcaro, was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice.

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Edward A. Neloy

Edward Albert "Eddie" Neloy (May 15, 1924 - May 26 1971) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

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Fisherman (American horse)

Fisherman (foaled 1951 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States or Canada that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA).

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Harry James

Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946.

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Harry Trotsek

Harry E. Trotsek (April 18, 1912 – February 5, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.

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Hasty Road

Hasty Road (1951–1978) was an American thoroughbred racehorse which won the 1954 Preakness Stakes.

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Hedley Woodhouse

Hedley John Woodhouse (January 23, 1920 - December, 1984) was a Canadian jockey who won the New York state riding championship in 1953.

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Homer C. Pardue

Homer Chesley Pardue (March 5, 1910 - January 5, 1979) was an American trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.

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John H. Adams

John H. Adams (September 1, 1914 – August 19, 1995) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1965.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Maine Chance Farm

Maine Chance Farm was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable in Lexington, Kentucky owned by cosmetics tycoon Elizabeth Arden.

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Noble Threewitt

Noble Threewitt (February 24, 1911 – September 17, 2010) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who conditioned horses for seventy-five years before retiring on his ninety-sixth birthday.

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Raymond York

Raymond York (born 1933) is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who rode in a record seven consecutive decades.

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Robert L. Baird

Robert Lee "Bobby" Baird (November 17, 1920 - December 16, 2005) was an American jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing and a decorated soldier who served with General Patton’s Third Army in World War II with which he landed on Utah Beach on D Day.

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Steve Brooks (jockey)

Steve Brooks (August 12, 1922 – September 23, 1979) was an American Hall of Fame jockey.

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Sylvester Veitch

Sylvester E. Veitch (February 24, 1910 – February 14, 1996) was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer.

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William Boland

William Norris "Bill" Boland (born July 16, 1933 at Corpus Christi, Texas) is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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William Molter

William "Willie" Molter (1910 - April 2, 1960) was an American Hall of Fame horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred racing.

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Woody Stephens

Woody Stephens (September 1, 1913 – August 22, 1998) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.

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1953 Kentucky Derby

The 1953 Kentucky Derby was the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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1955 Kentucky Derby

The 1955 Kentucky Derby was the 81st running of the Kentucky Derby.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Kentucky_Derby

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